Retrieving materials from the Main Collection Department at readers’ requests

Requests for items from the Main Collection Department can be submitted:

- via the E-catalog

- via the virtual card catalog

- in handwriting on a request form

Electronic request can be submitted through both the E-catalog and the virtual card catalog.

Handwritten request forms are accepted according to the following procedure:

I.

• In a request form for a book, indicate the call number or accession number (copy all numbers from the catalog card in the virtual card catalog), author, title of the book and the year of publication. A separate request form is required for each volume.
• In a request form for a journal, indicate the call number, title, year, volume, issue, number, pages (one request form is filled out for each yearly set of journals but no more than 5 yearly sets may be requested per day).
• In a request form for a newspaper, indicate the title, year, month, number and place of publication (the request form must include the date and the reader's surname).

II. Handwritten requests for all types of documents are accepted by librarians in Reading Room 1 (Information Center 24/7) from 9:00 to 21:00 Monday through Friday, and from 10:00 to 15:00 on Saturday and Sunday.

Fulfilling requests for materials from the Main Collection Department

Requests are fulfilled within 1 h 30 min on weekdays if submitted between 9:00 and 17:00.

• Requests received after 16:00 on weekdays, Saturdays, Sundays, holidays, and cleaning days are fulfilled the next working day.
• Requests for documents not listed in the E-catalog are fulfilled within 3 h.

Interlibrary loan requests are accepted by the ILL librarian, who then forwards them to the Main Collection Department for fulfillment.

Requests for newspapers may be accepted by a librarian in Reading Room 2 (Professors’), who then forwards them to the Main Collection Department for fulfillment.

There are restrictions applied to certain types of documents at the library:

1. A letter of request must be provided from your employer or educational institution, stating the purpose and subject of your research work, addressed to:

• „ the head of the Main Collection Department:

- for documents published before 1850

- for original copies of digitized newspapers from the 19^th  – early 20^th centuries, including Siberian ones

• „ the director of the TSU Research Library:

- for documents with restricted access (from the restricted-access collection)

2. First acquired or single copies published after 1945, journals and newspapers are available for use only in Reading Room 2 (Professors’).

3. Requested items are kept at the selected location for 5 days for the reader to collect.

If you have difficulty submitting a request, ask a librarian for assistance.

NB! Handwritten requests and requests submitted through the virtual card catalog will not appear in Your Account in the E-catalog.